Deplume

v. t.	1.	To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of plumage. [imp. & p. p. Deplumed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Depluming.] On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather. - Fuller.
	2.	To lay bare; to expose. The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of the age. - De Quincey.

Verb	1.	deplume - strip of honors, possessions, or attributes Synonyms: displume
	2.	deplume - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" Synonyms: deplumate, displume, tear, pluck, pull

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